NORTH EASTHAM – Although the Nauset boys lacrosse team didn’t reach its end goal, this year’s squad won’t be forgotten any time soon. The second-seeded Warriors’ season came to a close Monday evening when the squad suffered a 13-9 loss to No. 7 Marblehead in a Division 2 state quarterfinals at Nauset. “I told these guys there’s nothing you can really say after a loss like that when you’re so close to the Fi...

After calling Nauset Regional High School home for the past six seasons, the Breakers F.C. of the Cape Cod Soccer League will play its home matches at Freeman’s Way Soccer Field in Brewster due to ongoing construction at the school. This summer will mark the Breakers’ 13th competing in the CCSL, which was established in 1970 and consists of seven clubs from across the Cape. Matches are held most Wednesdays and...

SOUTH YARMOUTH – Not even a venue change could throw a wrench in the Monomoy girls tennis team’s dominant performance. Despite moving inside to the Mid-Cape Athletic Club due to inclement weather on Sunday afternoon, seventh-seeded Monomoy made quick work of No. 26 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, cruising to a lopsided 5-0 win in a Division 4 state tournament Round of 32 matchup. “A win is ...

The Nauset boys lacrosse team held the distinction of being the top-ranked team among Lower Cape programs this spring as it earned a bye in the Division 2 state tournament after claiming the No. 2 seed following a 15-3 regular season. The Warriors looked worthy of their seeding in their first postseason game, as they took care of business with a dominant 17-4 victory over No. 31 Wakefield in a Round of 32 matc...

BELLINGHAM – Even in defeat, the Monomoy baseball team proved it could hang with the best of ‘em on Monday night. Although the 33rd-seeded Sharks hung tough with top-seeded Bellingham during the opening innings of Monday’s Division 4 Round of 32 matchup, the host Blackhawks ultimately proved to be too much, as they used a four-run, two-out rally to gain separation en route to a 7-2 victory that ended Monomoy’s...

HARWICH – The Monomoy boys lacrosse team created plenty of scoring chances in the final minutes of Thursday’s Division 4 preliminary-round game. The Sharks simply couldn’t sneak the tying goal past Minuteman Regional freshman goalie Teddy Conti. Conti stood tall in the waning minutes, robbing multiple point-blank shots to help the 36th-seeded Mustangs hang on for a 6-5 victory over No. 29 Monomoy. “There we...

WEST BARNSTABLE – After seeing its 10-game win streak snapped by Cape Cod Academy on May 15, the Monomoy girls lacrosse team buckled down with a focus on doing its best during its final stretch before the postseason. The Sharks did just that, winning their last three games of the regular season, including a lopsided 22-4 victory at Sturgis East on Thursday that included the team’s highest goal total of the spr...

HARWICH – Nauset track and field coach Moira Nobili laid out the significance of Monday’s Cape and Islands League outdoors track and field league championships to her teams in simple terms. “I told them, ‘It’s the meet of champions, act like champions,’” Nobili said of her message. The Nauset athletes took their coach’s advice to heart. The Warriors left the league meet held at Monomoy with plenty of medals...

HARWICH – A who’s who of many of Cape Cod’s top girls high school golfers met Monday at Cranberry Valley Golf Course to take part in the Cape and Islands League’s individual championship, which served as a final tune-up before the South sectionals tournament is held Tuesday at Marshfield Country Club. Among those in attendance were a group of five Monomoy girls and three more from Nauset, which held off the Sh...

NORTH EASTHAM – It had the energy of a state tournament game packed with drama. In the end, Friday’s game finished in a fashion that neither the Monomoy nor Nauset softball teams are likely to forget anytime soon. After stringing together a three-run rally with two outs in the sixth inning to tie the game at 7, Nauset came through in the clutch to walk off with a 9-8 victory in extra innings. Senior Jillian Pa...

Since 2021, the Dave Whiteside Scholarship has been presented to a girls basketball player from Cape Cod that consistently demonstrates hard work, dedication, commitment, teamwork, leadership and citizenship, as well as working to make basketball fun for those around her. Those are some of the many qualities embodied by Dave Whiteside, who in 2019 died unexpectedly after dealing with complications of pneumonia...

HARWICH – It all began when Don Bates was called into the Harwich High School principal’s office for an unexpected visit.  The then-principal wanted to start a cross country running program for the fall of 1978, and Bates, a Harwich native with a passion for running, seemed like an ideal candidate to spearhead a team. “The principal was from Maine and called me into the office one day out of the blue,” refl...

SOUTH YARMOUTH – Rufus McCleary is at peace with what is to come.  For the past three springs, the Chatham resident has been among the best — if not the best — boys tennis players in the Cape and Islands League. McCleary hasn’t lost a match since his sophomore season while leading Nauset’s boys team at first singles. Although he hopes to close his senior season with his streak intact, McCleary understands t...

Last year, Jack Martin sank a hole-in-one on the ninth hole at Highland Links in Truro. The Nauset sophomore and Yarmouth resident didn’t think a golf shot could get any better than that, that is until he aced a second hole-in-one on May 6 at the Martha White Memorial Tournament on the second hole of the starboard course at The Captains Golf Course in Brewster.  “It was 172 yards from the blue tees but it was ...

HARWICH – The tears that flowed down the faces of some of Cape Cod Tech’s softball players told the triumphant story of a team overcome with emotions. Nobody could blame the Crusaders for their reaction, as they earned a 24-12 win over rival Upper Cape Tech on Thursday, marking the program’s first victory in more than a decade. “This is awesome,” said Amberlis Hildago, a junior from Yarmouth who clinched th...

HARWICH – The odds were stacked against the Sharks, though they didn’t let the adversity stand in their way. Despite having to forfeit its first doubles match due to an injury, the Monomoy boys tennis team battled back to earn a 3-2 victory over visiting Falmouth on Monday afternoon at the Brooks Park Tennis Courts. The win lifted the team to a 9-4 record and clinched a postseason berth in the Division 4 st...